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The Judges' are tasting Jaeger Stoltz' "Strawberry BBQ Bacon Burgers" It took Jaeger FOUR summers to perfect this gourmet burger recipe (that's quite a few hot days and glasses of wine, huh). Judge, Daisy Martinez is VERY excited about this burger. She says that she'd love to cook this burger up...

Jeanette from Sophia, West Virginia is here passing out her " Sweet Chili Citrus Changsha Sliders with Sriracha Grapefruit Mayo and Ponzu Jicama Slaw ". What a mouthful - of ingredients and flavors! Yum. Jeffrey Starr says that the burgers look beautiful and taste very juicy and tender. LuLu Buffet...

Peter says that his inspiration for creating his "Venezuelan "¡Olé!" Arepa Burgers with Crispy Chorizo, Chipotle-Queso Sauce, Caramelized Onions, and Guacamole" for Build a Better Burger was to "Build a Better relationship" (awwwww)! He says that he's a burgers and wine kinda guy, rather than...

Kathi Jones-DelMonte is presenting her "Americana Smokeshack Burgers" with Barbecue Bacon Jam. One of the Hardy Boys says that he loves the contrast between the cold and hot parts of the burger. LuLu Buffet exclaims that this burger is delicious and really, really beautifully presented! Head Judges...

Here are some of our wonderful people's choice burger tasters. They seem to LOVE all of these burgers! Here's a little sneak peek into some of their reactions: Wg6MUATau8g Based on all of these lovely comments, how do you think the people's choice awards will shape up?

Christina is now presenting her "Bengali Blaze Burgers" to our fabulous judges. During grad school, Christina learned to use Indian spices not only to add flavors to dishes (which she obviously does very well) but also as healing techniques. (She's a nurse AND she can cook...she really can do it...

I managed to grab Jaeger Stoltz at the grill as he was cooking away. He’s got some seriously finger-lickin’ good burgers on the grill right now. Check it out: GQWvN-y63Rg Can you guess who's going to win the $100,000 yet?

Here's Kathi Jones-DelMonte from Rochester, NY with her “Americana Smokeshack Burgers”. To quote Kathi, “we can all agree on that barbecue is mouth-watering, lip-smacking delicious”. And yes, Kathi, we sure can. Here she is grilling away: -gvwoZ3C-mY

Christina Capone was our first beef finalist to turn on her grill and she is ready to start grilling her famous “Bengali Blaze Burgers”. I’ve got a glass of Sauvignon Blanc at hand to prepare for the spicy, Indian flavors of this delicious burger creation. Here’s Christina letting us in on the...

Our judges just wrapped up the "grilling" (and tasting!) of all of our alternative burger finalists! They seemed to like all of these delicious burgers (and let me tell you...these burgers are SO delicious). It's going to be a difficult decision for the judges, I can already tell. Which of our...

Our final alternative burger is on the way to the stage! Head Judge, James McNair just updated us on the scoring system. Our finalists receive up to 20 points for taste, 10 for creativity, and 5 for visual. Here's an quick update of Teresa Ralston while she was grillin' away: eNiZmv8jpvA Make sure...

Our second alternative burger finalist, Barbara Estabrook is on her way for the "grilling" of the judges. They're now tasting her " Minted Lamb Burgers, Greek Style with Mediterranean Relish and Feta-Yogurt Spread ". Barbara is telling us how much she loves Mediterranean flavors and how she...

Can you taste the delicious-ness of Mark Pyne’s “Cranberry Ultimate Pork Burgers with Garlic Cherry Mayonnaise, Smoked Ham, Bacon, and Gruyere Cheese”? I really have no idea how the judges are going to pick just one of these burgers, but I guess we’ll find out soon, huh? Here’s Mark giving us a...

I’ve got Regina Haase from Wallington, New Jersey here to show us all how to get lucky with her “Lucky Tiki Sliders”. These Chinese-inspired mini-burgers smell deee-lish. Seriously…I keep trying to walk away and I just can’t make myself do it. Here’s what Regina has to say about her alternative...

Barbara Estabrook let me in on a little sneak preview of her “Minted Lamb Burgers, Greek Style with Mediterranean Relish and Feta-Yogurt Spread”. They look and smell ab-so-lute-ly delicious. _8RbQxItHJY All of these alternative burgers are such a treat, it’s really a tossup for me as to our...

We were up bright and early to give you guys the inside scoop for all things Build a Better Burger. Here's a little sneak peek into what was going on before the grills turned on: c056PBrT8H8 Share your love for our Build a Better Burger finalists below!

All of our beef burger finalists are now on deck and ready to heat up those grills! They’ll begin grilling in 10-minute increments so that each of their burgers will be nice and hot for the judges. Now, here comes the really, really exciting part of the day! These guys are seriously in it to win it...

Our final alternative burger finalist, Teresa Ralston, just turned on her grill. As of right now, ALL of our alternative burger finalists are preparing for the judges. They've got 3 hours re-create their delicious burger concoctions, which means that the pressure is on and the heat is way up. Who...